UConn Voices
Finding Refuge from War and Persecution in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner
How Jewish families left behind a shattered Europe to build a thriving community in the Yankee heartland
September 26, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
UConn-Led Racial Equity Summit Seeks Ways for Higher Ed to Bolster Anti-Racism Efforts
Multi-university effort offers global perspective on issues of justice and equity
September 20, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn, SCSU Partner on Postgrad Research Program for Underserved Communities
The NSF-funded program will help participants learn skills to be more competitive and prepared for jobs in fields like biotechnology
September 19, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
Taking Care of Business, Sustainably, at UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm
When nature calls, farm visitors will soon be able to answer sustainably, by using UConn’s first ADA-compliant composting privy
September 16, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Respecting Roots and Growing for the Future with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
A partnership between UConn and local tribes led to the development of Meechooôk Farm and other programs that strengthen the tribal community, their land-base, and self-sufficiency
September 15, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and UConn Extension
UConn Social Work Scholar Mogro-Wilson Achieves a Pair of ‘Firsts’ in Reaching Milestones
The first Latina to become a full professor in School history will also take the top spot at a prestigious academic journal, as the first person of color to hold the post
September 14, 2022 | Ziba Kashef
‘WiSFiRE’ Sparks Connections for Women Students and Faculty in STEM
Second edition of conference features UConn faculty, alumnae, and leaders who have blazed a trail in STEM careers
September 9, 2022 | Mac Murray, UConn Research Writer
A Kitchen for the Community
UConn researchers are studying the importance of food and how to build more just, equitable, and sustainable communities by focusing on a unique facility called the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen or CLiCK.
September 8, 2022 | Thomas Rettig
Seeking Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research
OVPR’s JEDI amplifies efforts to initiate social change.
September 7, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
Allied Health Major Lets Students Make a Difference Close to Home
Emelis Santos '24 is among a growing number of students choose allied health sciences at UConn Waterbury to give back to their communities
August 29, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources